The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesPorter & Coates, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... of the Secretary of the Treasury - The French Directory's attempt to control the American Government— Review of the Transactions with France - The President declares his resolution to retire from Public Life - Meets CONTENTS . xi.
... of the Secretary of the Treasury - The French Directory's attempt to control the American Government— Review of the Transactions with France - The President declares his resolution to retire from Public Life - Meets CONTENTS . xi.
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... attempt to march the army by this route . " The judgment and advice of Colonel Washing ton in this important measure were overruled , and to his extreme mortification , the new route of the army was adopted . The disappointment and ...
... attempt to march the army by this route . " The judgment and advice of Colonel Washing ton in this important measure were overruled , and to his extreme mortification , the new route of the army was adopted . The disappointment and ...
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... attempt ought not to be made . " Tọ Το continue the blockade , and to strengthen their lines , was all that remained in their power . Although the Commander in Chief acquiesced in the decision of the council , yet it was evident , from ...
... attempt ought not to be made . " Tọ Το continue the blockade , and to strengthen their lines , was all that remained in their power . Although the Commander in Chief acquiesced in the decision of the council , yet it was evident , from ...
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... attempt was , however , eventually made by a few indiscreet individuals , but it failed , and in- volved the inhabitants of Nova Scotia , who en- gaged in it , in the predicted ruin . Some of the American cruisers , acting with out ...
... attempt was , however , eventually made by a few indiscreet individuals , but it failed , and in- volved the inhabitants of Nova Scotia , who en- gaged in it , in the predicted ruin . Some of the American cruisers , acting with out ...
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... attempt , and , that an apprehension of danger to the town of Boston might not have an undue influence upon the operations of the army , had resolved , in Dec. 1775 , " That if General Wash- ington and his council of war should be of ...
... attempt , and , that an apprehension of danger to the town of Boston might not have an undue influence upon the operations of the army , had resolved , in Dec. 1775 , " That if General Wash- ington and his council of war should be of ...
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